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Introduction to Distributed Systems for Dummies

Fundamentals of data-oriented distributed systems for people who have little to no idea.

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53 Lessons

14h

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Fundamentals of data-oriented distributed systems for people who have little to no idea.

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This course includes

8 Playgrounds

12 Quizzes

This course includes

8 Playgrounds

12 Quizzes

Course Overview

Gone are the days when monolithic applications were the norm. Most applications that we use today are too complex for that type of construction. Instead, most applications that appear as a single unit are actually built as a collection of inter-operating but independent computational components. Developers are expected to have mastery over a programming language or two. Moreover, they should also know the basics of distributed systems in order to succeed. In this course, you’ll learn what a distributed sys...Show More

What You'll Learn

Mastery over the nature of and the need for distributed systems

An understanding of the core problems in developing distributed systems

Appreciation of the challenges in distributed systems related to storage, communication, and processing

Familiarity with key architectural patterns in distributed system design

In-depth knowledge through case studies of some popular distributed systems

What You'll Learn

Mastery over the nature of and the need for distributed systems

Course Content

Introduction

Welcome to the Course

What is a Distributed System?An Example from Scratch The Why of Distributed Systems Quick Quiz #1: The What and Why of Distributed Systems

What Distributed Systems Achieve for Us

Fault Tolerance Reliability Handling Hardware and Software Faults Quick Quiz #2: Fault Tolerance and Reliability Availability Achieving Availability Quick Quiz #3: Availability in Distributed Systems Scalability Load Balancing in Distributed Systems Load Balancing Algorithms Measuring Load and Performance Quick Quiz #4: Scalability and Load Balancers Maintainability Quick Quiz #5: Maintainability

Data in Distributed Systems

The Rise of Data Replication Replication Techniques Replication Types and Node Outages Quick Quiz #6: Replication Data Partitioning Partitioning Techniques Consistent Hashing Quick Quiz #7: Partitioning Consistency Tunable Consistency Quick Quiz #8: Consistency Caching Time to Leave and Eviction Policies in Caching Writing Policies for Caching Quick Quiz #9: Caching

Communication Between Nodes

Communication via Databases Communication in Services Communication Through Asynchronous Messages Quick Quiz #10: Communication between Nodes

Data Processing in Large Scale

Batch Processing MapReduce in Batch Processing

Stream Processing Quick Quiz #11: Data Processing in Large Scale

Distributed System Architectural Patterns

5 Lessons

Case Study 1: Apache Spark

2 Lessons

Case Study 2: Apache Druid

2 Lessons

Conclusion

1 Lesson

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